Wilbur Lee Smith 11-09-1936 to 09-15-2021 - Sep. 20, 2021
Published in the Linn County News Sept. 22, 2021 Wilbur Lee Smith, age 84, Fort Scott, Kan. formerly of Pleasanton, Kan. passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. He was born in Moran, Kan. on Nov. 9, 1936, the son of Richard Dwight and Faith Kibble Smith. Wilbur attended...[More]
Tuggle hosts platoon members at reunion - Sep. 15, 2021
Friday night was the perfect evening for a picnic, and at Tommy and Karen Tuggle’s home, that was what happened when several members of his platoon from Vietnam got together to rehash old times. Members have been getting together every two years for several years – after Tuggle and...[More]
Young ‘Hawks meet varsity tempo in opening loss - Sep. 15, 2021
It’s been a bumpy start to the 2021 season for Jayhawk-Linn’s football team. A roster with 19 underclassmen (freshmen and sophomores) among its 32 members missed both their Aug. 27 home jamboree with Pleasanton and Erie because of COVID-19 and its scheduled Sept. 3 home opener with...[More]
Prairie View cross country varsity girls earn first place at Fort Scott - Sep. 15, 2021
BY ADAM HOLT LINN COUNTY NEWS holtadam82@yahoo.com The Prairie View cross country teams traveled to Fort Scott on Sept. 9 to compete in the Fort Scott Invitational. The Buffalos again performed well as the varsity girls won as a team. Head Coach Marcie Caldwell said they finished 20 points...[More]
Pleasanton football falls to Lyndon in home opener - Sep. 15, 2021
BY ADAM HOLT LINN COUNTY NEWS holtadam82@yahoo.com The Pleasanton football team hosted their home opener on Sept. 10 against non-league foe Lyndon. This was a game where both the offensive and defensive units had their moment, but it was not nearly enough as Lyndon won the game 27-0. The...[More]
New IRS plan in $3.5 trillion spending package opens consumer checking accounts to federal oversight - Sep. 15, 2021
By JACKIE TAYLOR Linn County News jackielcn@linncountynews.net Consumers beware as President Biden’s $3.5 trillion spending package advances through Congress as much of the cost will come from new oversight on personal checking accounts. The oversight involves monitoring individual...[More]
Pleasanton to be FSCC trade school location - Sep. 15, 2021
Former Cox Motor Co. building, potential site for school By JACKIE TAYLOR Linn County News jackielcn@linncountynews.net Entering executive session for data relating to partnerships, the Pleasanton City Council spent 50 minutes discussing a partnership with USD 344 to bring a Fort...[More]
State withdraws plea offer on Martin case - Sep. 15, 2021
A hearing at Linn County District Court for 2019-CR-000210, State of Kansas versus Lonnie Shane Martin, was held Friday afternoon for a no go preliminary where Assistant County Attorney Justin Meeks informed District Judge Terri Johnson that the state was withdrawing any plea offer they had made...[More]
Karen Joyce Hughes Kidwell 09-09-1948 to 09-10-2021 - Sep. 14, 2021
Published in the Linn County News Karen Joyce Hughes Kidwell, 73, of Linn Valley, Kan. passed away September 10th at her home. She was born Sept. 9, 1948 in Kansas City, Kan. She was a graduate of Shawnee Mission North High School, Bethany Hospital School of Nursing, and...[More]
Leota Vondell Burris 08-30-1936 to 09-09-21 - Sep. 14, 2021
Linn County News Published Sept. 15, 2021 Leota Vondell Burris, age 85, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. She was born in Marceline, Mo., on Aug. 30, 1936, the daughter of Thomas B. and Estel A. Watson Adams. She was united in marriage...[More]
